Penshurst Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Penshurst, Victoria 3289 · Southern Grampians LGA
About Penshurst Primary School
Penshurst Primary School is a public primary school located in Penshurst, Victoria (3289), within the Southern Grampians local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 15 students.
Penshurst Primary School has an ICSEA value of 977, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 36th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 31% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 3 teachers (2.9 full-time equivalent) and 2 non-teaching staff.
On the Success Index, Penshurst Primary School scores 31.5 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 977
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)Not available
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+66 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Penshurst Primary School's 15 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Penshurst Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Penshurst Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Penshurst Primary School a public or private school?
Penshurst Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Penshurst Primary School offer?
Penshurst Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Penshurst Primary School?
In 2025, Penshurst Primary School had 15 enrolled students (4 girls, 11 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Penshurst Primary School?
Penshurst Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 977. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How many students start Prep at Penshurst Primary School each year?
In 2025, Penshurst Primary School had 2 students in Prep and 1 in Year 6.
What other schools are near Penshurst Primary School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Penshurst Primary School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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